plaid

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Recent Examples of plaid Unlike the plaid shirts of the ‘90s, this season’s fashion week runways have elevated tartan to blazers, skirts, cocktail attire, and evening wear. Clare Holden, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2025 In one such cord-and-mirror series, he is nattily dressed in a plaid oxford shirt and a necktie. David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025 The plaid robe itself was made from a cotton-wool blend. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025 Thrown over a slip dress or styled with denim, a blazer, like this plaid number, is a chic juxtaposition that adds an effortless Italian poise. Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plaid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaid
Adjective
  • Take the hockey mask-wearing Jason, or Freddy Krueger in his striped Christmas sweater and knives-for-fingers.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Beau, 18, looked dapper in a navy-blue striped suit.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This easy fall welcome sign requires just a small chalkboard, a little paint, and a pretty checkered ribbon.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Stick to the classics and snag a double-breasted wool option to wear with everything from fluid trousers to corduroys and checkered skirts.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His art features flowering trees, patterned interiors, and fabrics that pop.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In some cases, Ursuța has fused and cut tubes of glass into irregular, patterned surfaces.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This reversible quilt has a hint of floral romance on one side and a more minimalist dotted print on the other.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Examples include dotted prints, the flat-thong sandal and the color yellow.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the crowd, the look was also the opposite of many who attended wearing garish American flag costumes.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Meg lived in a somewhat offbeat district, but the tall shabby houses, some of them painted in garish colours, were soon left behind and gave place to discreetly glistening cream or white facades behind one of which Leonora lived.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her gaudy sales numbers mirror her Eras Tour live statistics, which were similarly Barry-Bonds-on-steroids margins beyond other successful stadium artists.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Panthers have allowed opposing quarterbacks to play well outside of the Falcons’ Michael Penix in Week 3, but even then, the opposing QBs’ numbers haven’t been all that gaudy.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Plaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaid. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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